Some folks have wisdom teeth that never pop through the gums as well as some hidden that grow sideways. One theory is that they can cause tinnitus in some cases.
Too many could be's for tinnitus just like for so many other ailments.
Tinnitus making me mental
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Some folks have wisdom teeth that never pop through the gums as well as some hidden that grow sideways. One theory is that they can cause tinnitus in some cases.
Too many could be's for tinnitus just like for so many other ailments.
Bird
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Sad, but true. The doctor I saw in the early 80s attributed it to the noise of my guns. But I'll admit that I also used to play my southern gospel quartet music with good bass singers way too loud. But in the long run, I really have no idea what caused my tinnitus or my hearing loss. Those loud noises MAY have aggravated it, but maybe not.
MotorSeven
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Went for a ride yesterday, a short one only about 150 miles. I usually have ear buds in and music(low volume), but instead I used shooting earplugs thinking it would help. Nope, after the ride and still today my Tin is worse.....what the ???? Vibration? Wind? Sunlight? good grief.................
MotorSeven
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Not for 30+ years...too noisy in here now to hear that:laughing:
Not hearing your heart in an ear is a good thing.
You might want to have your wife check your ears for wax build up ( or in your case builders dust and wax
)You can get a little scope like the doctors use with a magnifier and light for less than $10 at a drugstore chain.
Wax build up will make your hearing worse and the tinnitus louder. If you haven't had a hearing test for a while
most hearing aid sales places will give you a free one. You will know, even before they show you the results, if you have loss, usually at higher frequencies, from the longer time periods between when you hear the sound.
The sudden increase in your tinnitus that has continued for a couple weeks now is an indication of something wrong.
MotorSeven
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It's called gettin OLD-ER
A friend the other day mentioned that after 40 "it's all part of the dying process":laughing:I was just at the ENT and no wax. I guess I will just have to wait and see if it gets better or my brain tunes it out. No aspirin now for a couple of weeks so I can rule that out. Miller High Life does not lessen it, but I can't bring myself to stop using it for {other} medicinal purposes. Cutting & splitting firewood this week...that has to help right? .................Yes I wear ear protection
It's called gettin OLD-ER
My mom used to say, "just wait till you get my age, then you'll know what it is like"
Bird and I could say that to you, youngster
alchemysa
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I wouldn't say my tinnitus is cured by any stretch but the improvement I've had in the last year is so significant that its almost a non issue these days. I firmly believe that if you tackle the problem, rather than try and ignore it, then some degree of self-healing is possible. I do not believe that its always an incurable condition!
Heres my tips...
ALWAYS wear ear protection. DONT say to yourself that its too late to bother with ear protection. You must stop the problem worsening and you must help your ears to start healing themselves. Nowadays I always wear hearing protection when I'm driving the tractor or the mower or using any power tool or using a hammer. My 'muffs' are just very simple lightweight 'headband' style - about $6 each. They are so light you'll forget you are wearing them or have them hanging around your neck. They are very quick and easy to put on, and that's important. Its pointless having earmuffs or plugs that you dont like to wear. I have about 4 pair of them lying around in easy reach.
Keep your ears clean and dry. I religiously dry my ears every morning after showering with those little cotton bud stick thingies. It takes some practice and care to do it right but its worth it. I believe that bacteria has a negative effect on 'self healing', and wet ears are great breeding grounds for bacteria.
Disinfect your ears with methylated spirits occasionally. 2 or 3 times each week I put a couple of drops of meths in each ear for a few seconds , then dry them with a cotton stick. Following from the point above I think this is also a good way to eliminate bacteria.
Give up or cut down your smoking. As a very occasional smoker I can tell you that it dramatically worsens the tinnitus whenever I have a smoke. Its almost like turning on a nature sound track. So if you smoke regularly and you have tinnitus you better decide your priorities. I think alcohol also has a negative effect but its not so strong.
A couple of years ago I was pretty depressed about my tinnitus. Nowadays it doesn't bother me much at all. Sure, I'm probably just 'used to it' to some extent but I do believe that I have actually reduced the ringing. So dont give up, it might take a long time to hear the results but its well worth persisting.
Heres my tips...
ALWAYS wear ear protection. DONT say to yourself that its too late to bother with ear protection. You must stop the problem worsening and you must help your ears to start healing themselves. Nowadays I always wear hearing protection when I'm driving the tractor or the mower or using any power tool or using a hammer. My 'muffs' are just very simple lightweight 'headband' style - about $6 each. They are so light you'll forget you are wearing them or have them hanging around your neck. They are very quick and easy to put on, and that's important. Its pointless having earmuffs or plugs that you dont like to wear. I have about 4 pair of them lying around in easy reach.
Keep your ears clean and dry. I religiously dry my ears every morning after showering with those little cotton bud stick thingies. It takes some practice and care to do it right but its worth it. I believe that bacteria has a negative effect on 'self healing', and wet ears are great breeding grounds for bacteria.
Disinfect your ears with methylated spirits occasionally. 2 or 3 times each week I put a couple of drops of meths in each ear for a few seconds , then dry them with a cotton stick. Following from the point above I think this is also a good way to eliminate bacteria.
Give up or cut down your smoking. As a very occasional smoker I can tell you that it dramatically worsens the tinnitus whenever I have a smoke. Its almost like turning on a nature sound track. So if you smoke regularly and you have tinnitus you better decide your priorities. I think alcohol also has a negative effect but its not so strong.
A couple of years ago I was pretty depressed about my tinnitus. Nowadays it doesn't bother me much at all. Sure, I'm probably just 'used to it' to some extent but I do believe that I have actually reduced the ringing. So dont give up, it might take a long time to hear the results but its well worth persisting.
Here is a download of the latest list of prescription, and over the counter medications that can cause tinnitus. As well as herbs, and chemicals. It's a 30 page document.
Many suffers are taking more than one item on this list. Eliminate as many as possible: http://www.hearinglosshelp.com/articles/pdf/TinnitusDrugList2013.pdf
Many suffers are taking more than one item on this list. Eliminate as many as possible: http://www.hearinglosshelp.com/articles/pdf/TinnitusDrugList2013.pdf
troutsqueezer
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Maybe been said before but I'm too lazy to go back and read all the replies.
The only cure-all treatment for tinnitus is TIME. Whether it goes away or stays, you will be back to normal anywhere from 6 months to as long as two years, depending on how fast your brain stops worrying about it and moves on to other things. Hard to convince people who are new to the symptoms but that is the way it works. I've got 7 different manifestations of it but somehow the brain overcomes.
They say if you can turn on the water in the sink and not hear your tinnitus, consider yourself lucky.
The only cure-all treatment for tinnitus is TIME. Whether it goes away or stays, you will be back to normal anywhere from 6 months to as long as two years, depending on how fast your brain stops worrying about it and moves on to other things. Hard to convince people who are new to the symptoms but that is the way it works. I've got 7 different manifestations of it but somehow the brain overcomes.
They say if you can turn on the water in the sink and not hear your tinnitus, consider yourself lucky.
OP
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Mine has gotten so loud that my doctor can hear it with his listening thingy
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Thanks for the tips that helped you.
oosik
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My Harley riding buddy got a case of tinnitus. It got so bad, he started drinking - didn't help the tinnitus and he drank so much he had to quit riding(state of inebriation, all the time). He's like me - VERY hard headed and stubborn. We finally got him to a Dr and now some two + years later, its finally at a level he can mentally block it out, he no longer drinks and we ride again, like the old farts we are.
troutsqueezer
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The high pitch constant frequencies I have I tuned out (mostly) in only six months. The humming sound in the other ear took 2 years but I got there. Figured I would but the brain works on its own schedule.
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Mine came on about 6 years ago during a rafting trip down the Salmon River in Idaho. Every night it got a little bit louder. Saw an ENT who sent me for a brain scan (nothing found :laughing and then said, well if it isn't a tumor, I don't know what it is. Saw a woo woo therapist and after a couple of weeks of "energy healing" the ringing/whooshing sounds actually stopped one Saturday morning. The quiet lasted for a couple of weeks but then it came back. Most times the noise is in the background, but saws, tractors, etc. annoy it.
Check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkigtfejdII
I bought the album off Amazon and listen on the ipod a couple of times a week. It works!
And, is it pronounced TIN-I-TUS or TIN-it-us?
and then said, well if it isn't a tumor, I don't know what it is. Saw a woo woo therapist and after a couple of weeks of "energy healing" the ringing/whooshing sounds actually stopped one Saturday morning. The quiet lasted for a couple of weeks but then it came back. Most times the noise is in the background, but saws, tractors, etc. annoy it.Check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkigtfejdII
I bought the album off Amazon and listen on the ipod a couple of times a week. It works!
And, is it pronounced TIN-I-TUS or TIN-it-us?
troutsqueezer
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Both.
Drink more coffee?
Caffeine Intake Linked to Lower Incidence of Tinnitus : News : University Herald
"Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital found people with a higher intake of caffeine has a lower incidence of tinnitus,..."
Bruce
Caffeine Intake Linked to Lower Incidence of Tinnitus : News : University Herald
"Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital found people with a higher intake of caffeine has a lower incidence of tinnitus,..."
Bruce
oldpilgrim
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interesting, from the VA
New Treatment Options for Tinnitus Sufferers - Veterans Health Administration
My hearing loss and tinnitus started in the Army. Luckily for me, it was documented so the VA is helping me manage it.
My ringing is constant and loud, It actually masks some sounds resulting in a hearing loss and BTE hearing aids. The aids help mask the ringing some, and do help me hear. They help but are not the cure I was hoping for.
I find that the worst situations for me to be in are very quiet areas and very noisy areas. They both magnify the ringing but the noisy areas cause me wicked headaches, and I can't help but focus on the sound.
Either situation makes me want to leave in a hurry. When I took my hearing test in the silent booth, the VA doctor told me from behind the glass to wait a minute after the test as he was studying the data. The silence almost made me crack up. When he came in I told him if he hadn't come in when he did, I was going to throw the chair thru the window.
Everyone tells me all anyone can do is try to manage it.
Troutsqueezer, you might be able to tune it out, but many, if not most, aren't that lucky.
New Treatment Options for Tinnitus Sufferers - Veterans Health Administration
My hearing loss and tinnitus started in the Army. Luckily for me, it was documented so the VA is helping me manage it.
My ringing is constant and loud, It actually masks some sounds resulting in a hearing loss and BTE hearing aids. The aids help mask the ringing some, and do help me hear. They help but are not the cure I was hoping for.
I find that the worst situations for me to be in are very quiet areas and very noisy areas. They both magnify the ringing but the noisy areas cause me wicked headaches, and I can't help but focus on the sound.
Either situation makes me want to leave in a hurry. When I took my hearing test in the silent booth, the VA doctor told me from behind the glass to wait a minute after the test as he was studying the data. The silence almost made me crack up. When he came in I told him if he hadn't come in when he did, I was going to throw the chair thru the window.
Everyone tells me all anyone can do is try to manage it.
Troutsqueezer, you might be able to tune it out, but many, if not most, aren't that lucky.
Bird
Rest in Peace
Yes, an obnoxious racket like that WILL partially drown out the tinnitus, but I'd rather listen to the tinnitus ringing.:laughing:
